About

A hands-on neuroscience school for Latin America

The First FALAN Latin American Training Program in Neuroscience (FALAN LTPN) brings together roughly 27–28 selected students from across the region for three weeks of lectures, laboratory workshops, and direct mentorship with leading neuroscientists. The program runs under the umbrella of the Federation of Latin American Societies of Neuroscience (FALAN), with institutional support from the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) and the the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). Lectures and hands-on workshops are hosted at Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad de Chile, CINV, Universidad de Valparaíso, Universidad del Desarrollo, and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

Students come from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, México, Peru, and Uruguay, working alongside speakers and instructors from institutions across Latin America.

Week 1

Santiago

Lectures and hands-on workshops hosted at partner universities in Santiago.

Week 2

Valparaíso

A full week of laboratory workshops hosted on the coast in Valparaíso.

Week 3

Santiago

The program returns to Santiago for its final week of workshops and lectures.

Scientific Committee

Scientific Committee

In alphabetical order by surname.

FALAN Scientific Committee

  1. Juan BelforteUniversidad de Buenos Aires-CONICET, Argentina
  2. Patricia CassinaUniversidad de la República, Uruguay
  3. Zulma DueñasFacultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia
  4. Manuella KasterUniversity of Santa Catarina, Brazil
  5. Enver OruroExecutive Committee UNESCO UniTwin Complex Systems Digital, Perú
  6. Adrián PalaciosUniversidad de Valparaíso, Chile
  7. Luisa RochaCentro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
  8. Deborah SucheckiUniversidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil

Local Scientific Committee

  1. Julio AlcayagaUniversidad de Chile, Chile
  2. Víctor Hugo CornejoPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile
  3. Ricardo DelgadoUniversidad de Chile, Chile
  4. Jaime EugenínUniversidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
  5. Marco FuenzalidaUniversidad de Valparaíso, Chile
  6. Sergio HidalgoWashington State University, USA
  7. Patricio OlguínUniversidad de Chile, Chile
  8. Patricio OrioUniversidad de Valparaíso, Chile
  9. Angelina PalaciosUniversidad de Valparaíso, Chile
  10. María PertusaUniversidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
  11. Patricio RojasUniversidad de Santiago de Chile, Chile
  12. Jimena SierraltaUniversidad de Chile, Chile
Organizers

Organizer Committee

P
Patricio Rojas
President · Universidad de Santiago de Chile
M
María Pertusa
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
A
Angelina Palacios
Coordinator · Universidad de Valparaíso
V
Víctor Hugo Cornejo
Coordinator · Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
P
Patricio Olguín
Universidad de Chile
R
Rodolfo Madrid
Universidad de Santiago de Chile